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SUMMARY:Starting Shiitake Mushrooms
DESCRIPTION:Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County will be holding a “Starting Shiitake Mushrooms” workshop on Friday\, July 10\, at 3:00 pm. This program is perfect for the very beginner as well as the enthusiast who might want to learn other techniques of raising shiitake mushrooms. There will be a limited number of bolts available for participants to take home. Bolts are $20 a piece and must be paid for at the time of registration. Pre-registration is required. \nThis program will be facilitated by Connor Youngerman from the Cornell Small Farms Program and will be hosted at Cornell Cooperative Extension\, 377 Schroon River Road\, Warrensburg\, NY. \nTo register\, call 518-623-3291\nFor questions regarding this program\, contact Dan Carusone via email djc69@cornell.edu
URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/starting-shiitake-mushrooms-2026-07-10/
LOCATION:Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County\, 377 Schroon River Road\, Warrensburg\, NY\, 12885\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,Mushrooms
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County":MAILTO:warren@cornell.edu
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SUMMARY:American Ginseng Cultivation: Site Assessment Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Gain practical\, research-based insights from Tracey Testo and Ashley Schoenborn\, Agricultural Educators at CCE Columbia-Greene. With over a decade of experience\, they specialize in working with and teaching about this important native crop of New York State. \nAre you interested in: \n\nExploring alternative forest-based income opportunities?\nSmall-scale ginseng cultivation for personal use?\n\nWe will focus on: \n\nGinseng site selection and plant identification\nPlanting and harvesting practices\nMarketing strategies and current regulations\n\nThis session will primarily be outdoors and includes a short-moderate hike on maintained trails in a forest setting. Please prepare accordingly. Accessibility accommodations can be made for anyone who cannot hike to the site. \nAccommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by calling 585-786-2251 no later than 10 days prior to the event to ensure\nsufficient time to make arrangements. Requests received after this date will be met when possible. \nREGISTER HERE \nQuestions? \nContact Don at CCE Wyoming\ndrg35@cornell.edu\n585-786-2251
URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/american-ginseng-cultivation-site-assessment-workshop-2026-07-13/
LOCATION:2320 Centerline Rd.\, 2320 Centerline Rd.\, Varysburg\, NY\, 14167\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cornell Cooperative Extension Wyoming County":MAILTO:wyoming@cornell.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T103000
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SUMMARY:Twin Oaks Dairy Silvopasture Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Twin Oaks Dairy to learn about how they are incorporating trees into their dairy grazing systems (aka silvopasture)! \nHere’s what you can look forward to: \n\nLearn about Twin Oaks’ rotational grazing system\nHear about the farm’s motivations for planting trees into pastures\, lessons learned\, and plans for the future\nTour two silvopasture plantings: one planted in 2021 including 20ft tall black locusts and one newly planted this spring\nLearn from experts about how and why silvopasture could benefit your grazing operation\nPlentiful opportunity for conversation – we welcome everyone to share their knowledge\, experiences\, and questions\n\n\nPlease wear appropriate footwear for walking around pastures. If anyone needs assistance with the walk to the silvopasture plantings\, UTV’s will be available to assist. \nPhotos and videos may be collected during the event and shared to a broader audience. If this is an issue\, please let us know. \nThis on-farm event is a collaboration between Twin Oaks Dairy\, American Farmland Trust\, CCE SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team\, CCE Tompkins County\, CCE Schuyler County\, CCE Harvest NY\, National Grazing Lands Coalition\, Cortland County SWCD\, NOFA-NY\, and Dairy Grazing Alliance.
URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/2026-07-17-twin-oaks-dairy-silvopasture-walk/
LOCATION:Twin Oaks Dairy\, 3214 State Route 13\, Truxton\, NY\, 13158\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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SUMMARY:Spawn\, Seedlings\, and Silvopasture: Agroforestry at Dilmun Hill 
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Dilmun Hill Student Farm for a field tour of our expanding agroforestry practices. We will walk and talk as we tour our pawpaw orchard with sheep grazing\, air pruned raised beds for growing tree seedlings\, and log-grown mushroom projects. Hear invited speakers from Cornell Cooperative Extension\, the Cornell Small Farms Program\, and Cornell PRO-LIVESTOCK together with Cornell faculty\, staff and Dilmun Hill students. Come to learn about these emerging production practices and how they are fitting into Dilmun Hill’s mission and vision for the future. Stay for light refreshments and a community social after the tour at 6:30pm. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nMonday\, July 20th\, 4-6:30 PM \nDilmun Hill Student Farm\, 131 Dilmun Hill Drive\, Ithaca NY 14853 \n  \nRegistration link \nhttps://dilmunhillagroforestryfieldday.eventbrite.com \n 
URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/2026-07-20-spawn-seedlings-and-silvopasture-agroforestry-at-dilmun-hill/
LOCATION:Dilmun Hill Farm\, 705 Dryden Rd\, Ithaca\, 14850\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,Mushrooms
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SUMMARY:Northern Nut Growers and Chestnut Growers of America Joint Conference
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 117th Annual NNGA Conference\, held jointly with the Chestnut Growers of America on the University of Massachusetts–Amherst campus. The planning committee has developed an exciting and informative program that will appeal to researchers\, commercial growers\, hobbyists\, and nut enthusiasts alike. \nProgram details\, presenters\, and lodging and registration information will appear in the spring and summer issues of The Nutshell and at the NNGA and CGA websites. Updates will be posted on the event page as they become available. \nConference Schedule & Highlights \nFriday\, July 31 \n\nAfternoon registration and welcome reception\nDinner followed by the traditional Show and Tell session\n\nSaturday & Sunday\, August 1-2 \n\nFull-day concurrent technical sessions with late-afternoon panel discussions\nPosters and exhibits on display from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon\nSaturday evening: Auction benefiting research programs of both organizations\nSunday evening: Banquet\, preceded by group photo and social hour (cash bar)\n\nMonday\, August 3 \n\nMorning field tour with lunch and an afternoon option to visit either Breadtree Farms (Upper Hudson Valley) or the Lockwood Farm/Sleeping Giant chestnut plantation managed by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station\nDue to travel distances\, expect a late-afternoon return to campus when planning lodging and flights\n\nScholarships are available! \nAre you a beginning\, struggling orchardist\, a student studying agriculture? Contact our Scholarship committee for additional discount options for the conference. Contact mj@savannainstitute.org for more information.  Please fill out the scholarship application\, available HERE.
URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/2026-07-31-northern-nut-growers-and-chestnut-growers-of-america-joint-conference/
LOCATION:UMass Amherst\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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